Asked in a pending lawsuit to turn over information about Trump's tweeted claim that he consulted with "Generals and military experts" before announcing the ban, the Justice Department is raising executive privilege to try to keep that information secret — incorrectly, a federal judge said in a hearing this week.

As the midterm elections approach, Ohio’s governor is keeping tabs on Republican and independent candidates. And his closest advisers acknowledge thoughts about a nonpartisan run for president: “I think there’s a growing middle.”

“Tish is focused on continuing her work to be an effective Public Advocate, standing up for working families and the most vulnerable New Yorkers,” a spokesperson for New York City Public Advocate Letitia James said after a BuzzFeed News inquiry.

The New York senator — a national fundraising powerhouse — joins Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Maria Cantwell in pledging to reject corporate PAC money. [Update: Following Gillibrand's announcement, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey the same pledge on Wednesday night.]

Levelheaded and rarely seen in the media, Johnny DeStefano has gone from John Boehner's office to an increasingly important White House political portfolio. And people who know him say it makes sense. “Johnny was a fixer. He tried to fix problems and anticipate problems.”

Republican lawmakers from the Keystone State asked the US Supreme Court to halt enforcement of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that would mean new congressional maps — likely to the benefit of Democrats — would be used for the 2018 elections for Congress. Justice Samuel Alito denied the request.

In 2007, a woman filed a sexual harassment complaint against her boss, who was punished but not fired. In a long Facebook post late Tuesday night just before the State of the Union, Clinton wrote, "The short answer is this: If I had it to do again, I wouldn’t."

The phantom feeling that something should’ve happened, but didn’t or won’t, flows through each of the central stories of the moment: Trump’s presidency, the nightmare revelations of sexual abuse, and the accumulating problems of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. What institutional power looks like in 2018.

A woman who worked on Hillary Clinton’s campaign complained about touching, inappropriate comments, and an untenable work environment created by her boss, a faith and values adviser. He was punished, but not fired, by Clinton. Six years later, he landed the top job at a pro-Clinton super PAC, where staffers say his behavior wasn’t any different.

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